Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Ian Taylor was struck and killed by a piece of construction equipment while working an overtime assignment at the intersection of Boston Road and Pollard Street at about 2:00 pm.
He was assisting a tractor-trailer pass through the construction zone when he was struck by an excavator that was backing up. Sergeant Taylor was transported to Lahey Hospital and Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries.
Sergeant Taylor had served with the Billerica Police Department for 13 years and had previously served with the Lawrence Police Department for eight years. He is survived by his wife and three children. His father is a retired Lawrence Police Detective, and his brother is a police detective.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
21 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Taylor gave the Billerica Police Department 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Billerica community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Taylor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Ian Taylor is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Billerica Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ian Taylor's cause is highlighted.
How Ian Taylor Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ian Taylor is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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